Celestial calendar

Visibility of asteroid (minor planet) Vesta in 1999 (opposition at February 5).

Date Apparent Right Ascension Apparent Declination Magnitude (max) Distance from Sun (a.u.^*) True Distance (a.u.^*)

Jan.1 9^h 42.7^m 18^o 06' 6.9^m 2.476 1.656

Jan.11 9^h 38.4^m 19^o 08' 6.7^m 2.468 1.570

Jan.21 9^h 31.4^m 20^o 22' 6.5^m 2.460 1.508

Feb.1 9^h 21.2^m 21^o 48' 6.2^m 2.450 1.470

Feb.11 9^h 11.0^m 23^o 01' 6.3^m 2.441 1.464

Feb.21 9^h 01.2^m 24^o 02' 6.5^m 2.432 1.487

Mar.1 8^h 54.6^m 24^o 37' 6.6^m 2.424 1.524

Mar.11 8^h 48.7^m 25^o 04' 6.8^m 2.415 1.589

Mar.21 8^h 45.9^m 25^o 13' 7.0^m 2.405 1.672

Date	Apparent Right Ascension	Apparent Declination	Magnitude (max)	Distance from Sun (a.u.^*)	True Distance (a.u.^*)
Jan.1	9^h 42.7^m	18^o 06'	6.9^m	2.476	1.656
Jan.11	9^h 38.4^m	19^o 08'	6.7^m	2.468	1.570
Jan.21	9^h 31.4^m	20^o 22'	6.5^m	2.460	1.508
Feb.1	9^h 21.2^m	21^o 48'	6.2^m	2.450	1.470
Feb.11	9^h 11.0^m	23^o 01'	6.3^m	2.441	1.464
Feb.21	9^h 01.2^m	24^o 02'	6.5^m	2.432	1.487
Mar.1	8^h 54.6^m	24^o 37'	6.6^m	2.424	1.524
Mar.11	8^h 48.7^m	25^o 04'	6.8^m	2.415	1.589
Mar.21	8^h 45.9^m	25^o 13'	7.0^m	2.405	1.672

Other asteroids are visible in 1999:

Name Date of opposition Apparent Right Ascension Apparent Declination Magnitude (max) Distance from Sun (a.u.^*) True Distance (a.u.^*)

Ceres Nov. 29, 1998 4^h 20^m -17^o 27' 7.0^m 2.74 1.76

Juno May. 25 16^h 20^m -3^o 30' 10.2^m 3.35 2.38

Hebe Dec.10 5^h 11^m -1^o 14' 8.3^m 2.10 1.17

Pallas Jan.17, 2000 7^h 57^m -28^o 19' 7.5^m 2.14 1.36

^*a.u. - astronomical unit: middle distance from Earth to Sun, equal 149.6 millions km.

Name	Date of opposition	Apparent Right Ascension	Apparent Declination	Magnitude (max)	Distance from Sun (a.u.^*)	True Distance (a.u.^*)
Ceres	Nov. 29, 1998	4^h 20^m	-17^o 27'	7.0^m	2.74	1.76
Juno	May. 25	16^h 20^m	-3^o 30'	10.2^m	3.35	2.38
Hebe	Dec.10	5^h 11^m	-1^o 14'	8.3^m	2.10	1.17
Pallas	Jan.17, 2000	7^h 57^m	-28^o 19'	7.5^m	2.14	1.36

Note: All the times in this page are expressed in universal time (UT).
For Kyiv Local_Time=UT+2^h (and Local_Time=UT+3^h for summer time).